Show you care

Please copy and mail to Athletic Director Tim Curley; 101 Jordan Center; University Park, Pa. 16802 or via E-mail at tmc3@psu.edu.

Date: Jan. 30, 1997

Dear Athletic Director Tim Curley,

Thank you for your quick and sincere response to the problem presented to you by members of the lesbian, gay and bisexual community.

When they came to you at the end of Fall Semester and told you it was unfair that same-sex couples could not purchase football and basketball tickets for their partners at the reduced spousal rate, you saw the problem and promised to rectify it.

And you did. Starting Fall Semester 1997, same-sex partners of students will be granted the same reduced rate for tickets that students' spouses now receive.

By letting moral concerns guide you, instead of hiding behind bureaucratic obstacles, you showed an honest concern for the people involved.

We appreciate that and hope you will feel good, knowing you have helped people.

Please copy and send via E-mail to Graham Spanier at gspanier@psu.edu. Warning: It may take years.

Date: _______________

Dear University President Graham Spanier,

Thank you for finally listening to the lesbian, gay and bisexual members of your faculty and staff.

After years of complaints, you have extended domestic partner benefits to same-sex couples. Finally, the University is living up to its nondiscrimination clause, which promises Penn State will not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.

We understand that you thought you had to deal with the bureaucracy and politics of changing the policy before you could help the people involved. It's a shame it had to work that way. And, needless to say, it's a shame that so many people had to suffer before the policy was changed, but we're glad it finally happened.

We're glad Penn State has decided, at last, to follow the example other Big Ten schools have set.

Now lesbian, gay and bisexual members of your faculty, staff and student body can feel the University is living up to the ideals it teaches and promises.

Thank you very much.